TakiToa – Kai Sovereignty, with Lisa Warbrick and Tracey Bayliss

Lisa Warbrick (Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Rangitihi) and Tracey Bayliss (He tangata tiriti nō Aotearoa) are co-founders of TakiToa, a kaupapa Māori-led kai sovereignty endeavour. Through a mobile meat processing model, they enable kai to move directly from paddock to plate. Their kōrero builds on earlier episodes by showing how reconnecting to whenua Māori can extend into kai systems, keeping value, control, and nourishment within communities.

He kai te rongoā, he rongoā te kai

Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food

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